Name/Title
Letter from Ebenezer Irving to H. G. CareyEntry/Object ID
HHV 003.237Description
Letter from Ebenezer Irving to H. G. CareySubject
Jury duty, “Alhambra”, “B. Hall”, “Tales of Hamilton?”, book of William Gore Ouseley “Remarks on the statistics and political institutions of the United States‚ with some observations on the ecclesiastical system of America‚ her sources of revenue, 1832"Subject Person/Organization
Ebenezer Irving (1776-1868), H. G. Carey, William Gore OuseleyCollection
Irving Manuscript CollectionTranscription
Transcription
NOTE
13456
My dear Sir
I have been prevented calling on you in consequence of being a Juror on a ligitable case which occupied all / yesterday and commences again at 10 this morning with the prospect of / two or three days siege.
I have rec’d the copies of the “Alhambra” and of the other works - two of them, B. Hall & Tales of Alhambra are of the old edition you had from Mr [unrecovered] with was for the latest edition [unrecovered] in the style in which they are got up
Wash writes me to ascertain whether any thing can be done with a work about [unrecovered] in Eng’d by W.G. Ouseley of the British Legation at Washington _ “Remarks, on the Statistics & political Institutions of the United States” — I will try to see you the moment I get relieved from the Jury -
Yours Eben’z Irivng
June 13, 1832
H.G. Carey Esq.Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
EnglishOther Names and Numbers
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W 1404
